Laurel Technical Institute
Acceptance rate
85.3%
2025
Peer median 75.2%
Tuition per year
$13,431
$16,671 with room and board
Peer median $16,071
Undergraduates
163
Student-faculty ratio 9:1
Peer median 16 : 1
Graduation rate
74.2%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 74.2%
Peer median 56.2%
“Peers” are all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Hermitage, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.laurel.edu
- Undergraduates
- 163
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, near a city
- Nearest major city
- Akron, about 60 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 50 mi
- Also known as
- LTI
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Nancy M. Decker (President/CEO)
- Phone
- 7249830700
- City
- Hermitage, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 2370 Broadway Avenue, Hermitage, PA 16148
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 75.2% · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 89.3%, women 93.1%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 9 in 10
102 applicants in 2025, 85.3% admitted
87 admitted 15 not admitted Yield 77.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant. | $33,157 | |
| Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist. | $58,321 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Electrician. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training. | - |
Students
163 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 33:67 · Freshman retention 71.1%
- Continuing undergraduates 65
- First-year undergraduates 67
- Transfers and others 31
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (163)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$16,671
- Undergraduate tuition
- $13,431
- Room and board
- $3,240
Peer median tuition + room and board $24,872 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 38% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 0%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.2M
Expenses$3.2M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Allegheny CollegeMeadville · 35.7 mi
Liberal Arts #85
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Kent State University at KentKent · 45.8 mi
U.S. News #236
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Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · 48.1 mi
U.S. News #219
-
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh · 57.6 mi
U.S. News #156
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · 58.0 mi
U.S. News #59
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 58.3 mi
U.S. News #14
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh · 58.4 mi
U.S. News #236
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Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland · 63.3 mi
U.S. News #44
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Gannon UniversityErie · 67.7 mi
U.S. News #219
Peer median 0.0 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.